Calshot Spit
Calshot Spit is a parking area in Fawley, New Forest, England. Calshot Spit is situated nearby to Calshot East Beach, as well as near Calshot Beach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calshot Castle and Calshot Lifeboat Station.
Calshot Castle
Photo: Geni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calshot Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire and defend Southampton Water as it met the Solent. Calshot Castle is situated 2,900 feet north of Calshot Spit.
Calshot Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calshot Lifeboat Station is located on Calshot Spit near the village of Calshot, Hampshire, and is on the western bank of the open end of Southampton Water, on the south coast of England. Calshot Lifeboat Station is situated 3,000 feet north of Calshot Spit.
Luttrell’s Tower
Tower
Photo: Geni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Luttrell's Tower is a three-storey stuccoed yellow brick folly south of Southampton, Hampshire, England, near the village of Calshot. It has a six-storey circular stair turret extending above the rest. Luttrell’s Tower is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Calshot Spit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calshot and Ashlett.
Calshot
Village
Photo: Mark Whale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hythe is a town in Hampshire, a county in England. This article also covers Fawley and the surrounding area.
Ashlett
Hamlet
Photo: Rosemary Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashlett is a small settlement in Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Fawley. It is at the end of Ashlett Creek, a tidal inlet of Southampton Water. Ashlett is situated 1½ miles northwest of Calshot Spit.
Langley
Village
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Langley is a small village in the civil parish of Fawley in Hampshire, England. Langley is situated 2½ miles west of Calshot Spit.
Calshot Spit
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: surface
- Category: transportation
- Location: Fawley, New Forest, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.81249° or 50° 48′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.31207° or 1° 18′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C2WRM6Q+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 108167205OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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